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Gang Aft A-Gley

Posted by agarrabrant

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As November fades

and December approaches,

we note plans we haven’t made.

~

Poets have long known,

from Sun Tzu to Robert Burns,

that planning’s over rated!

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Nov·30

A Sharpened Awareness

Posted by agarrabrant

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Sharp spike of rack

flaming razor shard of ice;

most unwelcome forehead guest.

~

Sometimes it’s no fun

to meet manifestations

of the cutting edge.

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Nov·29

We Just Fell Back! Why Spring Forward?

Posted by agarrabrant

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On this crisp fall day,

let us linger awhile

and not fast-forward to May.

~

Dry crackling leaves

and fresh November breezes

are preferred to springtime sneezes.

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Nov·28

One Nation Under God

Posted by agarrabrant

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Seeking to preserve

National Integrity

he stoops to gassing children.

~

How low can he go

before even the blind can see

the lack of integrity?

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Nov·27

Look On The Bright Side

Posted by agarrabrant

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It’s been a contest

between bright light and shadow.

Is it always thus?

~

In some darker times

it’s harder to distinguish

dim bulbs from lighter shadows.

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Nov·26

Crucifixion Is No Fiction

Posted by 2garrabrants

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So! Crucifixion

is the ivory soap certain

fate for all who confront him?

~

Fox is his soap box

and fiction is what is used

to crucify dissenters.

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Nov·25

Anonymous Voices

Posted by agarrabrant

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In the dark of night

A voice calls out, “Who? Who? Who?”

I call back, “Not me. Not me.”

~

Who can argue with

any speaker wise enough

to call from darkness these days?

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Nov·24

Thanksgiving Thunder

Posted by agarrabrant

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Shall we gather by

calm waters this Thanksgiving

and await the certain storm?

~

Each year we gather

and each year we are joined by

many thunder birds.

 

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Nov·23

Routine Gifts and Curses

Posted by agarrabrant

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A midweek break in

 the usual routine gives

 us a chance to mend at last.

~

This broken routine,

like a low country levy,

makes way for a different flood.

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Nov·22

Fashion Disfunction

Posted by agarrabrant

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“Form follows function

modernist architects say.

Does this apply to fashion?

~

As far as fashion 

goes, nothing much is followed,

certainly not form.

 

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Nov·21

Casserole Crisis

Posted by agarrabrant

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As Thanksgiving nears

what advice do you have for

finicky eaters?

~

The world will not end,

contrary to your belief,

if, on your plate, two foods touch.

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Nov·20

Rise And Shine

Posted by agarrabrant

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Feeding the spirit

can satisfy some hungers

no mere food could ever fill.

~

Whether it’s spirit

or body that needs feeding,

we must be awake to act.

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Nov·19

Creciendo Un Par

Posted by agarrabrant

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What was lost has now

been found, and NO, I am not

speaking of my mind!

~

Perhaps you refer

to those jewels that tyrant fears;

our collective cojones?

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Nov·18

Here, There, And Everywhere

Posted by Joan

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Mimicking Lenin,

another tyrant defends

stripping freedom from the press.

~

Autocrats always

prefer suppression over

open dialogue.

 

 

 

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Nov·17

Lackluster Lothario

Posted by agarrabrant

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“There’s a whole lot of

shaking going on” – could this

be Trump’s new theme song ?

~

Maybe “Fools Like Me”

is the Jerry Lee Lewis

tune he needs his fans to feel!

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Nov·16

Enticed

Posted by agarrabrant

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Another year passes.

Immortality whispers

enticing lies to mortal souls.

~

If only we were

 enticed to be completely

here in mortal dress.

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Nov·15

“I Can’t Get No…”

Posted by agarrabrant

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The fortunate few

find real satisfaction in

doing what they have to do.

~

For the rest of us,

our vocational pursuits

fund our real satisfaction.

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Nov·14

Overdrive

Posted by agarrabrant

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After traveling

miles in a driving rain,

after-images remain.

~

May fresh images

come to you in restful sleep

now that driving’s done.

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Nov·13

Welcoming Alaric

Posted by agarrabrant

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Our own Neros are

fiddling while the world

burns. What can we do?

~

Fling open the gates

and embrace the Visigoths

as they rush in to plunder.

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Nov·12

A Bit Of Spice

Posted by agarrabrant

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Bitter arctic winds

place an exclamation point

upon protracted autumn.

~

And yet we’re warmed by

the spontaneous kindness 

of strangers, family, and friends.

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Nov·11

Jack Horner Reincarnate

Posted by agarrabrant

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In your poetic

opinion, which nursery rhyme

best describes these times?

~

 “He stuck in his thumb”

seems like the modern model

of ill-gotten gains.

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Nov·10

For What Shall It Profit A Man…

Posted by Joan

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How can patient care

be a very distant third

behind prestige and profit?

~

Ask those at the top.

This must be in line with their

authentic values.

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Nov·09

Where, Oh Where?

Posted by agarrabrant

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Where, oh where, has my

fellow poet gone? Where, oh

where  can he possibly be?

~

Gone to the city

to prevent the deranged from

committing atrocities…

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Nov·08

A Romantic Hopes

Posted by agarrabrant

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Fetch Rocinante,

would you, Sancho, my good man?

This windmill needs much tilting!

~

Perhaps if it were

tilted, it wouldn’t go round

in circles and things might change.

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Nov·07

Obfuscatory Operatives

Posted by agarrabrant

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Ever hopeful, we

wait and watch. Will folks turn out,

vote sanity in?

~

If we must rely

upon the electorate

we may be disappointed.

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Nov·06

The Color Of Care

Posted by agarrabrant

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That rekindled blaze

in her, once sallowed, spirit

speaks to quality of life.

~

Seeing the return

of vibrancy enlivens

 all who grieved its loss.

 

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Nov·05

Seasonal Denials

Posted by agarrabrant

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When the sun shines bright

upon autumn leaves, we bathe

ourselves in golden splendor.

~

Autumn’s golden glow,

in riotous flaming hues,

belies the chill approaching.

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Nov·04

Through All Kinds Of Weather

Posted by agarrabrant

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Single sentinel

Stiffly stands at attention

Guarding garden greenery

~

Weathered and worn, as

are so many that stand guard,

hoping to protect what’s green

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Nov·03

Concordant Rapport

Posted by agarrabrant

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If you knew you could

teach the world to sing, with what

song would you begin?

~

I would teach a song

with a part for everyone

free of integral discord.

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Nov·02

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